Welcome to The Lost Arrow, a collection of stories by Orlando Soria. Orlando Storya if you will. I’m sorry.
Who is Orlando Soria?
Hi, I’m Gay! I’m also an interior designer, bestselling author (“Get It Together!” available wherever FINER books are sold), and TV host. My most recent TV shows are “Build Me Up” and “Unspouse My House,” on HGTV/Discovery+. I live in Los Angeles with my absolutely stunning American Staffordshire Terrier (Pit Bull) Ms Saturday Olivia Soria. You can also find me on Instagram or check out my website (which is boring but look at it anyway).
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What is “The Lost Arrow”?
“The Lost Arrow” is the name of the road I grew up in Yosemite Valley, Lost Arrow Road. Lost Arrow Road sits near the base of Yosemite Falls, which I could hear roaring outside my window as a child. Lost Arrow Road is named for the Lost Arrow Spire, which sits next to Yosemite Falls. I grew up on Ahwahnechee land. The Ahwahnechee are the Native American people who lived in Yosemite, predominantly composed of members of the Miwok, Northern Paiute, and Kucadikadi Mono Lake People. The Lost Arrow spire is named for a Miwok legend about a pair of star-crossed lovers, an arrow that was meant to be a signal, and the couple’s tragic fate. The story is a bit too complex to summarize here, but I will be doing a more in-depth essay about it soon. While the story has a devastating ending, I always loved the conceit of a “Lost Arrow,” something inherently so directional and yet still lost.
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